Stoke City arrive in BS3 with just two wins in their last six matches but having gained a good point at Sheffield United during the week.

Gary Rowett will be hoping for better than when he visited Ashton Gate last season with his derby side and they were soundly beaten 4-1.

Bristol City go into the game looking to make it three wins in a week and fly into the top six - a great motivation.

Ahead of the match we spoke to Martin Spinks of the Stoke Sentinel for the view from the Britannia Stadium.

Stoke City manager Gary Rowett (Image: Robbie Stephenson/JMP)

What's the injury news and what will the team be?

Peter Etebo looks like returning after a couple of games out (probably for Berahino) which would mean a return to more of a 4-3-3 as opposed to the 4-4-1-1 at Sheffield United on Tuesday.

So the team in that case would be:

Butland

Martina, Williams, Martins Indi, Pieters,

Woods, Etebo, Allen.

Ince, Afobe, McClean

What's the feeling at Stoke currently?

The general feeling is perhaps one of puzzlement because we are seeing the good, the not so good and the bad (often in the same game) and the fact they have won, lost and drawn their last three games illustrates the on-going inconsistency.

They do look more difficult to beat these days, but now they are starting to struggle for goals (eg, Afobe five games without a goal).

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How much pressure is Rowett under?

The fans were pleased on the whole with Rowett's appointment, but it's fair to say many are now sitting on the fence, plus the usual social media loudmouths calling for his instant dismissal.

The hope is that there is far too much quality (on paper at least) for such inconsistencies to continue long term, but for some time now people have been talking about the top six, rather than the top two, as hopes and expectations become more realistic.